*** The 2017 Gym Rats Thread ***

[spluff]

I just tried that stretch and it was sore - is this ok?

 

[GiraffePencils]

No stretch should be sore, probably indicating injury? Depending on how hard you pushed it

 

[spluff]

it is injured... I think its golfers elbow.. so moving in certain positions makes it feel more sore and doing that stretch is one of them
just wondering if feeling that sore is okay when stretching or am I damaging it more.

 

[GiraffePencils]

...........Sometimes I just type things......without the thought part

Well, I was told stretching when it's sore is bad. So maybe rest is the key.
My symptoms were more that it would be sore after exercise, rather than during.
So stretches didn't directly hurt....

I'm no Dr. though.

 

[spluff]

Mine is sore if I have my hand in certain position like opening door - its fine without doing nothing. When doing the stretch I can feel it more intense at my elbow area.

 

[DarkShadow]

Ive been getting an ache on my inside elbow (Golfer elbow) for a while on and off - last night after pullups its more sore today.

Has anyone else suffered from this? I don't really want to stop training if possible? Is it dangerous to continue training with this? Seems to hurt doing pullups and bench press....

Cheers

Please don't train through it. It will becoming a nagging injury and repeated bouts can turn it into tendonosis. Referred pain across the entire arm will become incredibly tricky to diagnose. Then you're going to be in real trouble.

Here's a good place to start:

 

[neoboy]

I'm having the same problem with the elbow, basically resting until it stops hurting now. Suppose it helps to stay away when I can't bloody walk with my foot injury now.

 

[spluff]

ive read a lot today and some people have rested for months for it only to come back again :/

I also read about ART therapy - the tendon looses its stretchiness and becomes more leather like with plaques caused by damage- this treatment involves stretches and massages the plaques formed on your tendon - this is supposed to be really good......... only thing is £35 a session............ hmmmmm not sure if its gonna be worth it

 

[Kris_90]

I had a similar problem with my elbow in January. It took about 6 weeks of not training my upper body to heal. Just rest and see how it is in a couple of weeks.

 

[icecold]

ART is great, but you can do similar things on your own. There are about a billion ideas buried in the mobility thread, but most useful things will involve self-myofascial release and contract/relax cycles in stretching. It's perfectly fine to experience pain with myofascial release, but with stretching you should just move gently up to the painful range.

 

[DarkShadow]

ive read a lot today and some people have rested for months for it only to come back again :/

I also read about ART therapy - the tendon looses its stretchiness and becomes more leather like with plaques caused by damage- this treatment involves stretches and massages the plaques formed on your tendon - this is supposed to be really good......... only thing is £35 a session............ hmmmmm not sure if its gonna be worth it

That's definitely a possibility when the tendon hasn't fully healed. It really starts to become a problem if the pain travels and your livelihood/job depends on it. Typing and using a phone leads to RSI.

I'm currently in the 18 month club and I'v been through every single option available (minus acupuncture, more on that later). I've read most material, journals and research papers available on the topic. I've seen 6 specialists and only now I'm starting to feel some relief.

 

[spluff]

wow 18 months with this problem? I better rest

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Trying to work out what is up with my leg. Only hurts when fully upright and with more weight than body weight on it. Pretty sure it is a groin injury or thereabouts. Going to finish my final planned front squat set then am going to have to rest legs (other than deadlifts that don't seem to bother it!) for 1-2 months I reckon. My squat totals have crashed and I think this is why. Really frustrating.

Oh well, means my upper body is about to get even more huge

 

[Rifte]

I just tried that stretch and it was sore - is this ok?

If its ok. I dont know. It was sore for me though.

I get the feeling that your injury might be more painful than mine because I was able to work through it to a large extent. In that case rest up and see a doctor.

I am on vacation for 7 weeks as of Friday so my weight lifting finishes on leg day on Thursday and then I will have the opportunity to rest up from lifting heavy*.

Aside from standard pull ups, push ups, lunges etc I will be taking a resistance band with me to use in the mornings.

I finish training for a few weeks on a high note though. Hit a PB of 120kgs on Bench and 140kgs on Deadlift. Will see if I can hit a PB on squat tomorrow.


(*Heavy for me, probably a warmup set for a lot of you monsters on here)

 

[spluff]

to be honest its not too painful but sore (looks good numbers to me rifte - im aiming for my body weight press first 85kg - everyone has different personal goals)
today my thumb is sore to use - I wonder if the 2 are related

 

[neoboy]

Are any of us in here not injured?

 

[PermaChanged]

*touch wood*

But I've had my fair share of issues I think!

 

[spluff]

I think pushing bodies hard is often going to get some kind of injury at some point - form is hard to be correct 100% of time and also risk of overuse....

 

[PermaChanged]

Personally for me I operate at like 85% for my day to day work outs, I figure this has what's kept me injury free rather than pushing myself to failure day in day out. My injuries were trauma based as opposed to overuse.

 

[MikeTheNative]

Are any of us in here not injured?

I'm not injured but feel physically exhausted, I played two rugby games in four days while having a cold and I think it's killed me. I did an awful push day yesterday where I just felt lethargic and could barely lift anything, I think I need a few days off now.